There are currently just over 70 Southern Resident orcas, consisting of three pods: J, K, and L. During its census in July 2024, the Center for Whale Research counted just 73 Southern Resident ...

On the low side, they learned that a Southern Resident Killer Whale (SRKW) calf ... Just three calves were born in 2024, one in L pod, which did not survive, and then two, J61 and J62.

The families live in the J, K and L pods and are endangered ... a female means to the potential for SRKW (southern resident killer whale) recovery." ...

A mother killer whale who famously pushed the body of her ... Coast are categorized into three families known as the J, K and L pods, each of which has its own dialect and calls that differ ...

Beach rubbing, when animals swim close to shore to rub their bellies on smooth pebbles, is thought to help scrape off dead ...

Tahlequah is one of 73 endangered Southern Resident orcas, a killer whale population that lives in three pods − J, K an L − along the Salish Sea near British Columbia and Washington State.

A killer whale that is part of a population struggling ... Southern Residents produced three calves in 2024: one in L pod, which subsequently died; the deceased J61; and J62, which appears to ...

census following the death of two adult male orcas as well as the only whale born within the census period, a male calf. It said that as of July 1, 2024, J pod stood at 25 individuals, K pod at 15 and ...

A mother killer whale who famously pushed the body of her ... Coast are categorized into three families known as the J, K and L pods, each of which has its own dialect and calls that differ ...

K and L pods, and they spend summer and fall months in the Puget Sound and in the waters off southern Vancouver Island, NOAA said. “While most other killer whale populations are doing well ...

A mother killer whale who famously pushed the body of her ... Coast are categorized into three families known as the J, K and L pods, each of which has its own dialect and calls that differ ...